Design and Characterization of a Small-Scale Solar Sail Prototype by Integrating NiTi SMA and Carbon Fibre Composite

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Opening times (s)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Configuration 1, folding 1</td><td class="align_center">5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Configuration 2, folding 2</td><td class="align_center">14</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Configuration 2, cylindrical folding</td><td class="align_center">24</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Different opening times under different configuration and number of foldings.

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Table 2: Design and Characterization of a Small-Scale Solar Sail Prototype by Integrating NiTi SMA and Carbon Fibre Composite 